1. History of Robotics
1.1. The earliest robots as we know them were created in the early 1950s by George C. Devol, an inventor from Louisville, Kentucky. He invented and patented a reprogrammable manipulator called "Unimate," from "Universal Automation." For the next decade, he attempted to sell his product in the industry, but did not succeed.
2. What is Robot?
2.1. A robot is a type of automated machine that can execute specific tasks with little or no human intervention and with speed and precision. The field of robotics, which deals with robot design, engineering and operation, has advanced remarkably in the last 50 years.
3. Types of Robots?
3.1. 1.Pre-Programmed Robots
3.1.1. -are ones that have to be told ahead of time what to do, and then they simply execute that program.
3.2. 2.Humanoid Robots
3.2.1. -are humanoid robots built to resemble a male human, and Gynoids are humanoid robots built to resemble a human female.
3.3. 3.Autonomous Robots
3.3.1. -are intelligent machines capable of performing tasks in the world by themselves.
3.4. 4.Teleoperated Robots
3.4.1. -are remotely controlled robots, they might have some sort of Artificial Intelligence, but normally they take their command from a human operator and execute exactly as instructed.
3.5. 5.Augmenting Robots
3.5.1. -are responsible for enhance capabilities that a person has or replace capabilities that a person lost.
4. Latest innovations in Robotics?
4.1. 1. Google worker robots
4.1.1. -Google is planning to produce worker robots with personalities.the technology giant recently won a patent for the ambitious project.
4.2. 2. Multi tasking bots
4.2.1. -These robots are generally built with a specific job in mind, with tools and sensors specific to that task, each requiring specialist technical support and potentially high cost maintenance.
4.3. 3.UR3 Arm
4.3.1. -is a 6-axis articulated arm that can perform a host of tasks (pick-and-place, soldering, screwing, gluing, painting) in close collaboration with human workers.
4.4. 4.Saul Robot
4.4.1. -The 5 foot, 2 inch tall robot, nicknamed Saul, was delivered to the 633rd Medical Group, which returned this week from a mission in West Africa, by Xenex Healthcare as part of a response plan to ensure the unit is equipped to handle dangerous viruses like Ebola, according to a release.
4.5. 5.Asus Zenbo
4.5.1. -announced by ASUS chairman Jonney Shih, offers some of the typical features of homebots: assistance, entertainment, and companionship,this last aimed especially at the elderly.
4.6. 6.Paro
4.6.1. -is a companion robot, developed by Dr Takanori Shibata of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. PARO is a therapeutic robot with the appearance of a baby harp seal and weighs the same as a newborn baby.
4.7. 7.Pepper
4.7.1. -is the world's first social humanoid robot able to recognize faces and basic human emotions. Pepper was optimized for human interaction and is able to engage with people through conversation and his touch screen. Pepper is available today for businesses and schools.
5. Intro
5.1. Robotics is a branch of engineering and science that includes electronics engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science and so on. This branch deals with the design, construction, use to control robots, sensory feedback and information processing. These are some technologies which will replace humans and human activities in coming years.
6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Robots?
6.1. ADVANTAGES
6.2. •Cost Effectiveness
6.2.1. -Cost-effectiveness analysis is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes of different courses of action. Cost-effectiveness analysis is distinct from cost–benefit analysis, which assigns a monetary value to the measure of effect.
6.3. •Improve Quality Assurance
6.3.1. Quality assurance strategies seek to prevent, detect, and correct problems in the quality of services provided to individuals and populations. Quality improvement strategies attempt to improve quality through continuous study and modification of the services being provided.
6.4. •Increased Productivity
6.4.1. means more output is produced from the same amount of inputs. In order to generate meaningful information about the productivity of a given system, production functions are used to measure it.
6.5. •Work in Hazardous Environment
6.5.1. Safety hazards are the most common workplace risks. They include: Anything that can cause spills or trips such as cords running across the floor or ice.
6.6. DISADVANTAGES
6.7. •Potential Job Losses
6.7.1. Job loss refers to the disappearance of jobs because of fundamental structural economic changes as distinct from transient fluctuations in demand.
6.8. •Initial investment Costs
6.8.1. is defined as the amount of money a business owner needs to start up a business. This money can be raised in a number of ways, one of which is by selling stocks and shares, giving people the opportunity to invest in the business and share in the profit.
6.9. •Hiring Skilled Staff
6.9.1. The value of skilled labor is very high. Businessmen want professionals and those who have requisite skills to perform a particular task. A well-trained staff will perform well. Good performance means high profits.